unaffordable

American  

[uhn-uh-fawrd-uh-buhl] / ʌn əˈfɔrd ə bəl /

adjective

1. too high in price to afford.

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Explanation

If something is unaffordable, it's too expensive. A house that costs millions of dollars is unaffordable for almost everyone. This adjective often describes things that cost too much money for the average person, like unaffordable rents in a particular city or unaffordable health care. When you can afford something, it's within financial reach; you can manage to purchase it. Unaffordable things are priced too high for your budget or bank account, like those ultra-rare sneakers you covet.

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unaffordable

Factor in today’s rates and prices, and we are almost certainly in uncharted territory — the most unaffordable U.S. real-estate market in recorded history.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The only way we could continue to run it as a two-parter would be by charging an amount for the tickets that would be unaffordable and inaccessible."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

For years, the L.A. housing market has steadily grown more unaffordable, and no new buildings are being added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The lawsuit also argues that many grad degrees would be unaffordable under the lower loan cap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The MD offered antibiotics and antispasmodics but Jeanne had no insurance, the remedies were unaffordable.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon

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